Diane Robin
8.6Acting

Diane Robin

Jul 23, 1966 - Los Angeles, California, USA

Diane Robin (born 23 July 1966) is an Aerican actress. Although often cast as a New Yorker, Diane Robin was born in the Fairfax District of Los Angeles. Her training began in high school, with a scholarship to the Lee Strasberg Theater Institute, and she was the youngest person to have been accepted into the adult program.Diane got a manager who convinced her to sneak on to the Universal lot, and personally hand deliver her picture and resumé to a casting director. She did ,but was then thrown off the lot by a security guard. Telling the story of the fiasco to a complete stranger ,he replied "I'm an agent and don't have anyone like you." She signed with him the next day, and has gone on to appear in over 120 television and film productions. Diane has worked with Academy Award-winning actors including Holly Hunter, Robin Williams, and Jeff Bridges. Some of the legendary directors with whom she has worked include, Terry Gilliam , Peter Hyams,Chris Columbus , and Paul Verhoeven in Robocop, as Chandra in the infamous "bitches Leave " scene. She has guest starred on numerous TV shows including NCIS, Desperate Housewives, and MacGyver. She's also costarred in many Hallmark and Lifetime movies such as McBride, Mystery Woman and Annie's Point. She can be seen in Authors Anonymous with Kaley Cuoco, House of Deadly Secrets with Patty McCormack, and Lifetimes You Can't Take My Daughter with Lyndsy Fonseca. In the Indie Award-winning comedy Dating Daisy she plays one of her favorite roles, the pushy endearing mother Eleanor .She is very excited about her acclaimed comedy web series Strange Therapy, in which she stars , and wrote , on Amazon Prime. She recently completed costarring in the thriller Deadly Reunion, and has just been cast as of of the leads in The Sweepers. Always happy on a set, Diane got a license plate so there would be no ambiguity about who she is and what she loves to do. It simply reads CAST ME.

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Cast

Media
Movie1997The RelicThe Mayor's Wife
Movie1987RoboCopChandra
Movie2005CrazyloveMonica
Movie1987Adventures in BabysittingNurse
Movie2003Boys on the RunMs. Coleman
Movie1996Grace of My HeartWaitress in Diner
Movie2005Annie's PointBrenda Treger
Movie2023This Time
Movie2023Murder SyndicateIsa
Movie1988Heartbreak HotelDonna
Movie1992Crazy in LoveJean Snizort
Movie2012Murder on the 13th FloorRhonda
Movie1999Wicked WaysReal Estate Agent
Movie2014Authors AnonymousLois Pepper
Movie2008A Line in the SandKarla
Movie1993At Home with the Webbers1st Woman On Street
Movie1986CrossroadsNurse
Movie2002Mary ChristmasRita Jackson
Movie1996Santa with MusclesDr. Watt
Movie1990Thanksgiving DayMary Beth
Movie1994Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds In Love
Movie2020Free Lunch ExpressDorothy
Movie1987RetributionCrash Victim
Movie2021Deadly Due DateAlice O'Donnell
Movie1991The Fisher KingReceptionist
Movie2024Fatal Fixer UpperDoctor Shaw
Movie2016Dating DaisyEleanor
Movie1995In the FleshGloria
Movie1998Whatever It TakesConnie
Movie1995Goldilocks and the Three BearsStark
Movie1994PlaymakerTerry
Movie2002Santa, Jr.Pietra Nero
Movie2016Holiday BreakupElizabeth
Movie2018House of Deadly SecretsHelen
Movie1995Night of the Running Man
Movie2019A Kiss on Candy Cane LaneFlight Attendant
Movie2020You Can't Take My DaughterLawyer
Movie2004Single Santa Seeks Mrs. ClausWoman Customer
Movie1995Sudden DeathMrs. Baldwin
Movie2020Deadly Mile High ClubMargaret
Movie1985Head OfficeGross' Secretary
Movie2008Grave MisconductMiranda Darkling
Movie2019SpiralAunt Jane
Movie2024A Nanny to Die ForDani
Movie2024Down BelowGhost Mother's Voice
Movie2025The Wrong ObsessionDr. S. Madden
Movie2023Murder 101Mrs. Bursack
TV Show2009Big Time RushCasting Director1
TV Show2011WilfredMother1
TV Show1984HunterRedhead1
TV Show2003Secret Lives7
TV Show1998Oh Baby1
TV Show2023RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCopSelf2
TV Show2023As Luck Would Have ItMrs. Bursack1
TV Show1979AngieDiDi Malloy12
TV Show1984Night CourtMandy Davis1
TV Show1994Burke's LawMarci1
TV Show1985MacGyverLouella1
TV Show2004Desperate HousewivesMs. Freeman1
TV Show1990The Family Man1
TV Show1997George & Leo1
TV Show2000Malcolm in the MiddleHeidi's Mom1
TV Show1992RenegadeIRS agent Blecker1
TV Show2000NikkiNurse1
TV Show1998BrimstoneCounselor1
TV Show2003NCISJennifer1

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Media
Movie2022Just One KissWriterWriting
Movie2022Just One KissTeleplayWriting
Movie2023Murder SyndicateCo-ProducerProduction